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Preparation time
5min
Total time
5min
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Level
easy
  • TM 31
published: 2013/09/08
changed: 2013/09/22

Ingredients

Pesto

  • 150 grams Raw macadamias
  • 1 bunch fresh basil, Stalks removed
  • 1/2 Fresh lemon, Juice Only
  • Celtic or Himalayan salt, To taste

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Recipe's preparation

    Method
  1. Place nuts, basil, the lemon juice and a pinch of salt into the TM bowl.

    Process on Speed 6 for 10 seconds; repeat until the ingredients form a beautiful green smooth pesto. 

    Taste as you go and add more lemon and salt as desired.

    Serve with raw vegetable sticks or on your favourite cracker. 

Tip

Can be frozen

Thermomix Model

  • Appliance TM 31 image
    Recipe is created for
    TM 31

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Comments

  • 8. January 2016 - 14:23
    5.0

    Great recipe, I needed to loosen it up a bit and added a little olive oil and a bit more lemon. delicious. thanks.

     

  • 31. August 2015 - 18:12
    5.0

    Very nice. Just what I needed to use up my macadamia nuts. Thanks for this. I added some leftover Parmesan cheese too.

  • 24. August 2015 - 20:15
    5.0

    Very nice.. I used home grown basil & macdamia nuts

    very very nice

  • 26. July 2014 - 18:18
    5.0

    Used cashews, added a whole lemon for juice, yum!

  • 8. June 2014 - 10:00
    5.0

    Yum yum! Thank you! Will be putting this through and pumpkin vege salad ! Made mine with walnuts as that's all I had..

  • 24. January 2014 - 19:39
    5.0

    Lovely tmrc_emoticons.) mixed it through chicken pesto and it was a hit. I actually made it with almonds, and threw in a dash of olive oil to loosen the pesto, but only a touch.

  • 7. January 2014 - 20:23
    5.0

    Beautiful , had to send some to the neighbours so I wouldn't eat it all!!!  Thanks

  • 11. October 2013 - 17:01

    Grate for a afternoon snack